More on Kevin Hammeran Appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital and Sloane Hospital for Women at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia

More on Kevin Hammeran Appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital and Sloane Hospital for Women at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia

More on Kevin Hammeran Appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital and Sloane Hospital for Women at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia

More on Kevin Hammeran Appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital and Sloane Hospital for Women at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia

Kevin Hammeran Appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital and Sloane Hospital for Women at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia

NEW YORK(Apr 2, 2010)

Kevin Hammeran has been appointed senior vice president and chief operating officer of NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital and the Sloane Hospital for Women at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center.

"Kevin Hammeran has a superb track record of successes, bolstering the clinical and operational strength of every hospital where he has worked, while fostering an environment of outstanding care and compassion for patients and their families," says Dr. Herbert Pardes, president and CEO of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. "In this role, he will provide the leadership to ensure the very best care from pregnancy and birth through childhood."

"I look forward to working with Kevin as we dedicate ourselves to providing children and their families with the most advanced and effective treatment options," says Dr. Lawrence Stanberry, chairman of the Department of Pediatrics of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and pediatrician-in-chief of NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital. "His leadership will also help strengthen the important clinical links between obstetrics and pediatrics."

"Our focus is caring for women and children in a seamless manner, with adult and children's specialists working in close collaboration to diagnose and treat the full range of medical conditions. This integrated approach is crucial for optimal outcomes for women and children," adds Dr. Mary D'Alton, obstetrician and gynecologist-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center and the Willard C. Rappleye Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.

"My goal is to build on the impressive legacies of Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital and the Sloane Hospital for Women and ensure their continued success into the future," says Mr. Hammeran. "This success can be defined as providing for the medical and emotional needs of patients and their families, and increasing the availability of cutting-edge treatment options for our surrounding communities and everyone who needs it."

Mr. Hammeran has more than 30 years of health care management experience with a focus on pediatrics. For the last six years, he was executive vice president and chief operating officer at Miami Children's Hospital. He has also had leadership roles at Janet Weis Children's Hospital in Danville, Pa.; Children's Hospital Boston; St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia; and the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. In addition, he served as the administrator for the Women's Center at Geisinger in Danville, Pa., and was a consultant surveyor for the Joint Commission.

Mr. Hammeran is a native of Ohio, where he completed his undergraduate training in health administration at the University of Cincinnati, and graduate work in hospital administration at Xavier University. He also completed the Harvard University Program in Health Systems Management.

Mr. Hammeran and his wife, Karen, have been married for more than 30 years, and have two children. They live in New Jersey.

The Sloane Hospital for Women at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia

The Sloane Hospital for Women at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center is committed to providing quality care in a family-centered environment. The Sloane Hospital's Carmen and John Thain Labor and Delivery Unit offers a comfortable delivery experience supported by advanced technology. Its staff includes some of the world's leading obstetricians, with specialists in the management of multiple pregnancies, fetal anomalies and other challenging conditions that may arise during pregnancy. The Sloane Hospital also provides comprehensive gynecologic care, including advanced minimal access surgery and treatments for endometriosis and symptoms of menopause. Established in 1887, the Sloane Hospital was the first facility of its kind in New York dedicated exclusively to women's health, and has pioneered numerous clinical advances such as amniocentesis and the Apgar score for quickly assessing the health of newborns.

NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital

NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, located in New York City, offers the best available care in every area of pediatrics — including the most complex neonatal and critical care, and all areas of pediatric subspecialties — in a family-friendly and technologically advanced setting. Building a reputation for more than a century as one of the nation's premier children's hospitals, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital is affiliated with the Department of Pediatrics at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and is Manhattan's only hospital dedicated solely to the care of children and one of the largest providers of children's health services in the tri-state area with a long-standing commitment to its community. It is also a major international referral center, meeting the special needs of children from infancy through adolescence worldwide. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital also comprises NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Division and NewYork-Presbyterian/The Allen Hospital. NewYork-Presbyterian is the #1 hospital in the New York metropolitan area and is consistently ranked among the best academic medical institutions in the nation, according to U.S.News & World Report.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, located in New York City, is one of the leading academic medical centers in the world, comprising the teaching hospital NewYork-Presbyterian and its academic partner, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia provides state-of-the-art inpatient, ambulatory and preventive care in all areas of medicine, and is committed to excellence in patient care, research, education and community service. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital also comprises NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Division and NewYork-Presbyterian/The Allen Hospital. NewYork-Presbyterian is the #1 hospital in the New York metropolitan area and is consistently ranked among the best academic medical institutions in the nation, according to U.S.News & World Report.